--- a/dom/media/ChannelMediaResource.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/ChannelMediaResource.cpp
@@ -739,22 +739,22 @@ ChannelMediaResource::RecreateChannel()
   nsLoadFlags loadFlags =
     nsICachingChannel::LOAD_BYPASS_LOCAL_CACHE_IF_BUSY |
     nsIChannel::LOAD_CLASSIFY_URI |
     (mLoadInBackground ? nsIRequest::LOAD_BACKGROUND : 0);
 
   MediaDecoderOwner* owner = mCallback->GetMediaOwner();
   if (!owner) {
     // The decoder is being shut down, so don't bother opening a new channel
-    return NS_OK;
+    return NS_ERROR_ABORT;
   }
   dom::HTMLMediaElement* element = owner->GetMediaElement();
   if (!element) {
     // The decoder is being shut down, so don't bother opening a new channel
-    return NS_OK;
+    return NS_ERROR_ABORT;
   }
   nsCOMPtr<nsILoadGroup> loadGroup = element->GetDocumentLoadGroup();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(loadGroup, NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER);
 
   nsSecurityFlags securityFlags = element->ShouldCheckAllowOrigin()
                                   ? nsILoadInfo::SEC_REQUIRE_CORS_DATA_INHERITS
                                   : nsILoadInfo::SEC_ALLOW_CROSS_ORIGIN_DATA_INHERITS;